Tech Steps

www.techsteps.com will take you to the website that will allow teachers to browse all project materials created by WVDE and input their students grades on the project rubrics.

21st Century Teaching and Learning Tech Steps page will allow you to see multiple resources compiled by the Cabell County TIS's.

8th grade Linear Data Deductions Project

- 3 day lesson plan to use with students to cover the Linear Data Deductions Tech Steps.
- Bell-Ringer activity to use on day 1.
- Practice data
- 1st day file from TechSteps.com
- Sample data for students on day 2
- Sample data for students on day 2
- Sample data for students on day 2

- This file includes four sheets. The first two come from Tech Steps and can be used as the Tech Step directions indicate. The last two sheets of data are from the CIA World Fact Book to use with students during the last day of the project to assess their understanding.

- All four sheets in an older version of Excel.

Database Analysis - redesigned for WV History

WV Counties Database Tech Step Lesson Plan.doc

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- Lesson Plan for "Central Database Analysis" to be completed in WV History. Easily changed to match other Science CSO's as well. The entire course is already created on Moodle to use with your students, so please email Lezlie Barton at lbarton@access.k12.wv.us if you would like access to the Moodle course.

Database Analysis - redesigned for Solar System Unit

- Lesson Plan for "Central Database Analysis" modified for researching and comparing the parts of the solar system.
- Database in Excel to use with students. The second column, Types, is a drop down list created to lead your discussion on data validation. Have students to click on cell B2 to see the menu. There is a second worksheet that contains websites that students might use to find the information requested. Click on "Websites" at the bottom of the file to see these sites.
- Template for students to use during the activity.


From Issue to Action
- Lesson Plan for "From Issue to Action" that can be completed in WV History, Science, or Advisor/Advisee.

- Use the first three slides to teach students the basics of researching online. On the fourth slide, insert your favorite search engines and link them to provide easy access to show examples to the class.

Here is an Animoto Video to show as you introduce the project to the class. This is a Remix Video with the same images and music.

Animate a Change (As part of "From Issue to Action")
- This SMART Notebook file outlines the basic steps to take durin the Animate a Change tech step. It also has two example Power Points linked to the file.
- This example will allow students to learn how to save power point slides as JPEG images and start their final product.

Online Book Review

- Lesson plan and student questions to follow during the Reading Tech Step that creates and publishes and online book review.
- SMART Notebook file to use during the lesson.
- Tech Steps Rubric to assess students.
- Template for students to use during the lesson.

7th grade

Random Climb - Mathematics - as a Toy Drive

- Lesson Plan, Step-by-Step Instructions, and Student Worksheet to complete a project similar to Random Climb.
- Template to assist students as they start the project. Contains the first random generation formula.
- SMART board file to use while teaching Random Climb/Toy Drive.

Random Climb - Mathematics - as a Snowball Competition

- Lesson Plan, Step-by-Step Instructions, and Student Worksheet to complete during the project.
- Template to assist students as they start the project. Contains the first random generation formula.
- Finished hiking scenario

Vector Translations - Mathematics
- Notebook file to use during the lesson.
- Template for students to use during the activity.
- Day 2 File

Collaborative Database - Science Rock Classification

- Template for students to use during the lesson.

- Template for students to use during the lesson in an older version of Excel.

7th Grade Active Reading
- Opening Power point for project (designed by V Linville)

- First day lesson plan

- Second day lsson plan

- directions

7th grade Active reading: Robert Frost
- Day one lesson plan

- day 2 lesson plan

- images to use

- acceptable web sites for this project

- techSteps template

Fact And Fiction:
- sample RAFT

- suggested calendar

- checklist

- story planner

- rubric sample

- SMART notebook file intro

- "How to" sheet

- optional checklist

Active reading: option 3 (Shakespeare's sonnets)
- sample calendar

- sample checklist

- image choices with Sonnet (1)

- image choices with Sonnet (2)

- image choices with sonnet (3)

- sonnet choices

6th Grade

How Does Fair Food Fare?

- SMART Notebook file to use prior to creating the graph.
- Student file to use for the lesson.

Poetry in Motion
- Step-by-Step instructions to use during the lesson.
- Example from TechSteps.com.
- SMART Notebook file to use during the lesson. This file includes the Power Point example on page 1.
- Template in an older version of Power Point.
- Template for kids to open and use during the project. Additional slides have been added to include websites for research.